13th January 1897- 2020

…‘Valley Phantom’ Acer tegmentosum ‘Valley Phantom’ Mahonia x savilliana Clone 7 Mahonia x savilliana Clone 7 Mahonia x savilliana Clone 7 Mahonia x savilliana Clone 7 2018 – CHW Acer…

21st January

…Roy Lancaster which he believes is a ‘species Nova’ and, as yet, unnamed. mahonia mahonia mahonia Snowdrops on Bond Street at their best. Snowdrops Seven hundred and fifty laurels arrive…

28th December

…japonica on the bank above the castle. Beautiful scent today in the sun as its broadly arching and spreading inflorescences start to come fully out. Mahonia japonica Mahonia japonica Mahonia

6th July

…on. Rhododendron sinogrande Mahonia tonkinensis has delicate bronzy new growth too and is already 8ft tall. Mahonia tonkinensis Dipteronia sinensis used to be a mature tree here but I never…

15th July

…reddish bronze hue to its new growth and Nick is a mahonia lover. Sadly I am not! Mahonia oiwakensis Mahonia oiwakensis Aralia vietnamensis has gigantic new leaves and looks too…

1st May

…to look up and stock ourselves. Hedging Mahonia Hedging Mahonia Hedging Mahonia Is this a Syringa species or not? A bushy small shrub with pinnate leaves and light mauve flowers…

30th April

…these were out a month earlier and exhibited at the CGS Show. New growth on Mahonia schraderiana (M. fargesii Ogisu 29030). Mahonia schraderiana (M. fargesii Ogisu 29030) Even though Roy’s…

7th April

…coronarius ‘Aurea’ Mahonia nervosa as a mature clump and full out. The mahonia collection here is most impressive. Mahonia nervosa Mahonia nervosa Primula sieboldii as a nice clump also in…

9th March 1897 – 2020

…the show Jaimie spotted Mahonia aquifolium just coming out. Mahonia aquifolium Mahonia aquifolium The Cornwall Red Squirrel Project fundraising dinner at Newquay in the evening. We raised £18k from 100…

6th February 1897 – 2020

…Cornus mas A large plant of Mahonia aquifolium with flowers just coming and still good red autumn tints on the leaves. Mahonia aquifolium Mahonia aquifolium Ribes laurifolium full out already….

26th December

…is coming into flower a little later than usual I suspect. A lovely delicate pale yellow. Mahonia japonica Mahonia japonica First few flowers on the forsythia which I pruned back…

6th October

…Schefflera delavayi Schefflera delavayi Viburnum wrightii with flowers and berries. Viburnum wrightii Viburnum wrightii A Mahonia hybrid involving Mahonia huiliensis and M. fargesii with its first flower opening. Mahonia hybrid…

14th November

…not Cornwall. Sea view Sea view The seed on hedychium is certainly impressive. The pheasants do not seem interested so perhaps poisonous. seed on hedychium seed on hedychium Mahonia japonica…

21st October

…if flowering this early. Mahonia japonica Mahonia japonica Golden Scalycap (Pholiota aurivella) perhaps on the base of a mature beech tree. Golden Scalycap Magnolia ‘Yaeko’ still splendid. Ripening seed heads…

11th December

…extremely glossy and spiny leaves. Quite a show on a drab day. Mahonia oiwakensis Mahonia oiwakensis 2017 – CHW Planting the Isla Rose Plantation After a weekend of torrential rain…

23rd September

…chinensis has very stand out leaves that can readily be recognised. Corylus chinensis Mahonia ‘Meteor’ with 3 flowers – not that impressive! Mahonia ‘Meteor’ Mahonia ‘Meteor’ Corylus ferox var. tibetica…

18th March

…looking excellent in the nursery. Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis ‘Brilliant’ Mahonia x wagneri ‘Fireflame’ is new to the catalogue this year. Mahonia x wagneri ‘Fireflame’ Mahonia x wagneri ‘Fireflame’ Pieris…

16th March

…at Donkey Shoe. Camellia x williamsii ‘Jovey Carlyon’ 2023 – CHW Mahonia leschenaultii flowering here for the first time. Mahonia leschenaultii Mahonia leschenaultii Acer negundo ‘Violaceum’ with its remarkable flower…

21st September

…flower buds. A pale yellow it seems. Rhodelia aff parvipetala Mahonia fortunei ‘Winter Prince’ Mahonia fortunei ‘Winter Prince’ 2015 – CHW A second flowering on Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ and on Magnolia…

22nd May

…‘Starlight’ Prunus ‘Starlight’ Other entries are featured here. Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis ‘Meteor’ – no flowers! Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis ‘Meteor’ Agastache ‘Beelicious Pink’ – not a great plant! Agastache…